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Vehicle 51059


Class 119

Builder: GRC&W
Layout: Cross Country
Length: 64ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: BR Standard
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30421
Diagram: 540

Allocations

4w/e 27/12/58 New to 86C (Cardiff Canton)
Jan-61Depot code change88A
by Jun-62 Transferred to 84E (Tyseley)
01/01/63Boundary change84Etransferred from WR to LMR stock
Sep-63Depot code change2A
2w/e 18/03/67 Transferred to 6A (Chester)
06/05/73Depot code changeCH
w/e 22/10/77 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
16/05/82 Transferred to RG (Reading)
15/05/83 Transferred to BR (Bristol Bath Road)
11/05/86 Transferred to CF (Cardiff Canton)
06/09/87 Transferred to HT (Heaton)
31/03/88 Withdrawn from HT (Heaton)

Notes

27/08/82 - L591 (51059 + 59433 + 51102) was an unusual site at Twickenham. The the unit spent the whole day parked in the bay platform after failing due to a hot box the night before while on a Redhill to Reading via Clapham Junction mail train.

Disposal

Scrapped by MC Metal Processing, Springburn

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:


51059 59432 51100 Noted Aug-68 - at Shrewsbury1
51059 59432 51102 Noted 16/08/70 - at Chester1
51059 59433 51100 Noted 06/08/72 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton High Level to Chester with 50398 + 56357 (CR207)
51059 59433 51102 Noted 15/09/72 - at Wolverhampton2
51059 59414 51102 Noted 13/08/1973 - on 15:18 Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury3
51059 59433 51102 Noted 03/07/1975 - at Wolverhampton3
51059 59433 51102 Noted 26/08/75 - at Severn Tunnel Junction1
51059 59433 51102 Noted 31/07/76 - at Shrewsbury1
51059 59433 51102 Noted 01/02/1977 - Worked 2G66 13.30 Chester to Wolverhampton, coupled to 50310-59130-50330.4
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 27/12/77 - on 2C34 1528 Bristol TM-Cardiff with B468
C591 51059 59433 51102 Listed at CF - 31st December 1977
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 10/03/1978 - At Oxford Station5
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 02/06/78 - on 2C60 1820 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 17/06/78 - on 2C68 2315 Bristol TM-Cardiff
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 02/07/1978 - Cardiff Central5
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 27/12/78 - on 1115 Swansea-Milford Haven
C591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 29/01/1980 - At Newport Station5
C591 51059 59433 51102 Listed at CF - 03/03/80
L591 51059 59433 51102 Listed at RG - 15/12/1982
B591 51059 59433 51102 Transfer to BR - 15/05/83 - Now B prefix
B591 51059 59433 51102 Noted circa 06/19844
B591 51059 59433 51102 Listed at BR - 01/01/85
B591 51059 59433 51102 Noted circa 02/19854
B591 51059 59433 51102 Noted circa 06/19854
B591 51059 59433 51102 Noted 18/01/19864
C591 51059 59433 51102 Transfer to CF - 11/05/86 - from BR, was B591
C591 51059 59433 51102 Listed at Cardiff (Canton) - Summer 1986
C591 51059 59382 51102 Listed at CF - Jun-87
C591 51059 59382 51102 Noted circa 08/19874
C591 51059 59382 51102 Listed at CF - Aug-87
C591 51059 59471 51102 Formation change - CF - Sep-87 - 59471 replaced 59382 (to spare)
51205 59364 51059 Noted circa 11/19874

Formation Sources
1: Gerald Brown
2: Leonard Rogers
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis

Images:

Class 119 DMU at Castle Cary

10th November 1979

Set number: C591

Class 119 Cross-Country set C591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) is seen at Castle Cary on the 10th November 1979. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Westbury

19th March 1981

Set number: C591

Class 119 set C591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) leads a six-car DMU formation into Westbury with the 06:57 Cardiff Central - Westbury service on 19 March 1981. Michael Mensing.

Class 119 DMU at Pembroke Dock

11th April 1981

Set number: C591

On 11 April 1981, a three-car Gloucester RC&W Co class 119 "cross country" diesel unit is seen at Pembroke Dock. The formation is probably 51059 + 59433 + 51102. Jeremy Chapter.

Class 119 DMU at Milford Haven

7th July 1981

Set number: C591

GRC&W Cross-Country set C591 at Milford Haven on 7/7/81, led by 51059, presumably with 59433 + 51102. Chris Lings.

Class 119 DMU at Stroud

1st May 1984

Set number: B591

Class 119 set B591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) departs from Stroud on 1 May 1984. Nicholas T Smith.

Class 119 DMU at Yeovil Pen Mill

14th June 1985

Set number: B591

At Yeovil Pen Mill on 14/6/85 DMU set B591 (presumably formed 51059 + 59433 + 51102) and another form a Weymouth-Bristol service. 33044 is on a Cardiff - Weymouth service. The signal shown controls the lines to Maiden Newton and Yeovil Junction with the aid of a route indicator. Stephen Burdett.

Class 119 DMU at Exeter St Davids

6th July 1985

Set number: B591

Class 119 no B591 (presumably 51059 + 59433 + 51102) at Exeter St Davids July 1985 on an Exmouth working. Robert Phipps.

Class 119 DMU at Newcastle

23rd September 1987

Set number: C591

Left: Class 101 DMBS E53250; Right: Class 119 DMBC 51059, seen at Newcastle on 23/09/1987. Class 143 Pacer problems in the north-east saw an influx of first generation DMUs to Heaton (HT) depot in the weeks leading up to the October 1987 timetable change (05/10/1987), including vehicles of Classes 116, 118 and 119 – none of which had previously operated anywhere near the north-east – as well as some rather tatty Class 101s from diverse regions. These unusual types were eliminated from the area by Spring 1988 when loco-haulage restarted. Graeme Phillips Collection.

Class 119 DMU at Darlington

November 1987

Set number: C591

Class 119 DMBC 51059 with a Met-Camm DMS at Darlington in November 1987, during the time Western Region units were drafted in to cover for defective Pacer units. John Carter.

Class 119 DMU at Thornaby

19th June 1988

Set number: C591

Class 119 DMBC 51059 at TE, 19th June 1988. Jerry Glover.


The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:

DMU

Date: 1979

Set number: C591

Class 119 set C591 (presumably 51102 + 59433 + 51059) at Milford Haven in 1979. John Law.

DMU

Date: 16th April 1980

Set number: C591

W51102 is the closest vehicle in set C591 seen at Manorbier with the 10:16 Pembroke Dock - Swansea on 16/04/1980. The other two vehicles are presumably 59433 + 51059. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 11th April 1981

Set number: C591

Gloucester RC&W Co class 119 "Cross Country" diesel unit C591 is seen at Pembroke Dock on 11 April 1981. Car W51102 is nearest the camera, presumably with 59433 + 51059. Jeremy Chapter.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: B591

On an unknown date class 119 set B591 (51102, 59433, 51059) at Newport. Ian Buck.

DMU

Date: unknown

Set number: C591

Class 119 DMU set C591 (51102 + 59433 + 51059) seen at Waltham St.Lawrence, Milley Bridge, date unknown. Glyn Weigh.

DMU

Date: 1983

Set number: L591

L591 with DMS(L) W51102 nearest the camera at Reigate in 1983, presumably with 59433 + 51059. Graeme Phillips Collection.

DMU

Date: 1st May 1984

Set number: B591

Class 119 set B591 (presumably 51102 + 59433 + 51059) at Stroud on 1 May 1984. Nicholas T Smith.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C591

C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) - a 119/108/119 hybrid - seen in Cardiff Central station on the 6th August 1987. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 6th August 1987

Set number: C591

C591 (W51102 + W59382 + W51059) arrives into Cardiff Central on the 6th August 1987 with the 15:56 ex-Bristol Temple Meads. Hamish Stevenson.

DMU

Date: 13th August 1989

A Class 119 DMBC - 51058 or 51059 - alongside 45 041 on Thornaby depot, 13 August 1989. Both vehicles were withdrawn. Keith Miller.